I had no idea that was based in ancient tradition. Not my style of decorating, but to each his own I guess.To answer your burning question about my "different" picture. I really don't know what it is. I think its a very old piece of farm equipment I saw at Bodie, California, which is a ghost town now. I was just having fun with the perpsective and focus. It really wasn't a pretty sight if you saw me in the position I had to get in to take this shot...HaHa.

Kay,yes, and when I walk by Christian L.Einwaller Ateliers' showrooms, I always feel enriched, as if I had actually visited a gallery!

Juju at Tales of Whimsy,I can't help it, but those fir trees stir vividly a childhood memory of mine, when I was supposed to stay over a weekend with a great-aunt of mine, which ended when I discovered pheasants hanging in her shed. They caused an acute case of home-sickness when my great-aunt announced that they were going to be the Sunday meal. My parents had to pick me up that same Saturday afternoon. Those two pheasant are engraved in my mind, like a still life, make that a dead still life. ;-)

Arija,"What an odd idea since the right way up they form the triangular symbol with God the father at the top." Yes, that's how we interpret it today, yet, our forefathers chose to see it differently. I read that nowadays some Christians find the ancient way of hanging the fire tree upside down disrespectful.

Paz,I would be surprised if the decorators had not done research on the ancient roots of hanging the tree upside down. After all, they staged the exhibition in a way that evokes a centuries old building, somewhere high in the mountains probably. Even though I cannot translate the idea to my own home, I could imagine decorating a snowed-in hut at Christmastime with a single fir tree hanging upside down, which would probably look more natural in such a setting then, say, a wreath.

McVal, it's never too late! *giggles*Be careful, though, a friend told me that a couple of years ago a tree too heavy for the hook it was hanging from upside down, actually crushed during a Christmas open house in a socialite's house in Washington, DC.

Seattle Boy,some algae tree probably would hang on just right! ;-)

Simona,I saw one during my first year here, in a florist's shop. It was a real stunner. I saw it driving by in my car at night and then searched for days for the location on foot. I found it, after all. Putting a tree upside down gives you more branch space to hang ornaments and it leaves the space below to decorate with even more goodies. Good for the merchants. ;-)

Photowannabe:I imagine how you took that pictures of yours! :-)Remember my recent Franziskanerplatz picture, looking from inside out onto the square? I was sitting in the corner of the church vestibule, trying to get as low down as possible, hoping no once would enter while I was in that precarious position. I could have gotten an even better shot on my tummy, but was too timid for that position. ;-)

Country Girl,as I said, in a rural setting,a little fir tree hanging by the entrance, from a porch ceiling. ;-)Then again, people may interpret it as being done with Christmas before the holiday even arrives! :-)

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